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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
1. Name of the department - ENGLISH
2. Year of Establishment - 1984
3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M. Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.) - UG
S. No.
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Level
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Course
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Description
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1.
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UG
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B.A/B.Sc./B.Com/ B.Sc. (Home Sci.)
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English Language & English
Literature
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4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved - NIL
5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise) - Annual
6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments –
Since Foundation Course is compulsory hence English is taught in courses of all the
Four streams.
7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. -
NIL
8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons - NONE
9. Number of Teaching posts
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Sanctioned
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Filled
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Professors
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-
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-
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Associate Professors
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-
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-
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Asst. Professors
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01
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01
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10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt.
/Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,)
Name
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Qualification
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Designation
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Specialization
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No. of Years of
Experience
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No. of Ph.D. Students guided for the last
4 years
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Dr. Harpreet
Kaur Garcha
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M.A., Ph.d.
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A.P.
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Afro- American Literature
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32 years
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--
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11. List of senior visiting faculty
S. No
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Name of the Faculty
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Topic of Lecture
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Date
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1.
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Prof. S.K. Jain
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Learning Communication Skills
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11-08-2012
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2.
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Dr. Neelu Shrivastav
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Problems in Learning English
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14-12-2012
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3.
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Dr. Shukla Banerjee
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The Writings of Tagore
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05-09-2013
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4.
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Dr. Savitri Tripathi
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Listening Skills in Learning the Second
Language
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17-10-2013
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5.
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Dr. Anita Shankar
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Indian English Writings
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28-10-2014
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6.
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Dr. Amrita Kasturi
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Common Errors in Prepositions
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15-1-2015
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12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty - NIL
13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise)
Student -Teacher Ratio
1540 : 1
14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled - NIL
15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with DSc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil / PG. - Ph.D
16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding
agencies and grants received - 01 (UGC)
17. Departmental projects funded by DST - FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received - UGC
18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University - NIL
19. Publications:
∗ a) Publication per faculty
∗ Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by
faculty and students
∗ Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science,
Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social
Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.)
∗ Monographs
∗ Chapter in Books
∗ Books Edited
∗ Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers
∗ Citation Index
∗ SNIP
∗ SJR
∗ Impact factor
S. No
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Title of Paper
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Name of Journal
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ISSBN No.
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National/
International
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1.
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Alice Walker‘s Meridian: Re- Examining Gender Roles
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Literary Discourse : A Peer-reviewed International Research Journal of Literature and Arts
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09762035
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International
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2.
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Alice Walker‘s: The life of Grange Copeland: Saga of Existence and Transcendence
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Literati: A Research Journal of English Studies and Culture
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09731474
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National
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3.
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Redefining Woman
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An International Research
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0975282X
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International
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| |
∗ h-index
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Hood: Anita Desai‘s
Clear Light of Day
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Journal: LAB TO LAND
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|
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4.
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Ecocentric Perspectives In Literature
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An International Research
Journal: LAB TO LAND
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0975282X
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International
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20. Areas of consultancy and income generated - NIL
21. Faculty as members in
a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards….
- Member Board Of Studies Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur
22. Student projects
a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme - NIL
b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/ other agencies
Students carried out Research Surveys on Drop-Out Rate of School going children sponsored by RUSA.
23. Awards / Recognitions received by faculty and students - NIL
24. List of eminent, academicians and scientists / visitors to the department
S. No
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Name of the Faculty
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Designation
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1.
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Prof. S.K. Jain
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Professor of English (Retd.)
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2.
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Dr. Neetu Shrivastav
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HOD, Deptt. of English,
Govt. Digvijay College, Rjn
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3.
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Dr. Shukla Banerjee
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HOD, Deptt. of English, Govt. Sci. College, Raipur
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4.
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Dr. Savitri Tripathi
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HOD, Deptt. of English, Govt. College, Bilaspur
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5.
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Dr. Anita Shankar
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Prof., Deptt. of English,
Govt. Digvijay college, Rjn
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6.
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Dr. Amrita Kasturi
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Prof. & Head, Deptt. of
Enlgish, Govt. College, Bhilai-
3.
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7. Dr. Manju Mitra Retd. Principal, Govt. College, Bilaspur
25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding
a) National – Convener- National Seminar on “Women Empowerment & Sports” organized by Sports Department.
b) International – NIL
26. Student profile programme/course wise:
Name of the Courses
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2013-2014
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2014-2015
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Applic
Received
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Admis
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Pass
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(%)
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Applic
Received
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Admis
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Pass
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(%)
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B.A-I
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142
|
137
|
126
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91.97%
|
165
|
157
|
110
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70.06%
|
B.A-II
|
106
|
106
|
103
|
97.16%
|
69
|
69
|
50
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72.46%
|
B.A-III
|
30
|
30
|
29
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96%
|
55
|
55
|
48
|
87.27%
|
B.Com-I
|
12
|
12
|
10
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83.3%
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
100%
|
B.Com-II
|
06
|
06
|
06
|
100%
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
100%
|
B.Com-III
|
08
|
08
|
08
|
100%
|
08
|
08
|
07
|
87.5%
|
B.H.Sc.-I
|
22
|
21
|
03
|
14%
|
39
|
36
|
15
|
42%
|
B.H.Sc-II
|
13
|
13
|
04
|
31%
|
09
|
09
|
06
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67%
|
B.H.Sc-III
|
13
|
13
|
13
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100%
|
11
|
11
|
08
|
73%
|
B.A- Lit-I
|
03
|
03
|
0
|
0%
|
04
|
04
|
0
|
0%
|
B.A- Lit-II
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
02
|
02
|
01
|
50%
|
B.A- Lit- III
|
04
|
04
|
04
|
100%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0%
|
TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE
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67.78%
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TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE
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62.44%
|
27. Diversity of Students
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% of
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% of students
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% of
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Name of the
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Students
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from other
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Students
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Course
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from the
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States
|
From
|
|
same state
|
|
Abroad
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B.A.
|
100
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0
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NIL
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B.Sc
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
B.Sc (Home Sci.)
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
B.Com
|
100
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0
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0
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28. How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as
NET, SLET, GATE, Civil services, Defense services, etc.?
- No Track record is available
29. Student progression
Student progression
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Against % enrolled
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UG to PG
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20%
|
PG to M.Phil.
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02%
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PG to Ph.D.
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02%
|
Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral
|
NIL
|
Employed
• Campus selection
• Other than campus recruitment
|
NIL
05%
|
Entrepreneurship/Self-employment
|
05%
|
30. Details of Infrastructural facilities
a) Library
- All the students of under graduate level have access to the college Library.
No. of Books Available in General Library: 491+200 in book bank. Total = 691
The Department also has its own departmental library with a good no. of books.
b) Internet facilities for Staff & Students
- The College has a well equipped Language Lab with a computer. There is
Wi-Fi connectivity in the campus with 1 MBPS speed.
c) Class rooms with ICT facility - NIL
d) Laboratories
- The department proposes to have a well-equipped Language Laboratory.
31. Number of students receiving financial assistance from college, university, government or other agencies
- All the eligible students SC/ST/OBC/BPL minorities are getting scholarships as per state and central governments rules.
32. Details on student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) with external experts
S.No
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Name of the Faculty
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Topic of Lecture
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Date
|
Remark
|
1.
|
Prof. S.K. Jain
|
Learning Communication Skills
|
11-08-2012
|
Lecture
|
2.
|
Dr. Neetu Shrivastav
|
Problems in Learning English
|
14-12-2012
|
Lecture
|
3.
|
Dr. Shukla Banerjee
|
The Writings of Tagore
|
05-09-2013
|
Lecture
|
4.
|
Dr. Savitri Tripathi
|
Listening Skills in Learning the
Second Language
|
17-10-2013
|
Lecture
|
5.
|
Dr. Anita Shankar
|
Indian English Writings
|
28-10-2014
|
Lecture
|
6.
|
Dr. Amrita Kasturi
|
Common Errors in Prepositions
|
15-1-2015
|
Lecture
|
7.
|
Dr. Manju Mitra
(Retd. Principal)
|
Personality Development
|
16-08-2015
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Workshop
|
33. Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning
- Beyond Chalk and Board delivery method
- Interaction
- Group discussions
34. Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities:
Active Participation in all the Curricular & Extra-Curricular activities organized by the college.
35. SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans.
The department constantly monitors the performance of the students in comprehensive constant evaluation tests that is conducted every month.
Poor performers and poor learners are marked and they are given special attention.
The poor learners are given remedial teaching if necessary. Strengths:
Well qualified faculty.
English language lab.
Departmental library.
Adequate teaching aids.
Weakness :
Level of awareness of the students due to their rural background.
Lack of teachers and classrooms in proportion to the number of students.
Job opportunities and placement problems.
Lack of professional courses.
Communication skills and soft skills.
Opportunities:
Opportunities for PG and research.
Poor employment ratio.
Job opportunities in teaching and administration.
Scope for starting vocational and add-on courses.
Challenges:
Infrastructure facilities in proportion to the number of students.
Access to computer and internet in proportion to the number of students.
To create an environment for English language as the majority of students come from remote rural areas.
Future plans:
The department needs to develop tutorial cell and promote individualized instruction to the students.
To increase the number of teaching faculty.
To organize national seminars on Shakespeare.
To have more extension lectures.
Updating of language lab.
Faculties Profile
Dr. Harpreet Kaur Garcha (Birth-17th Oct, 1960) is a Senior Asstt. Professor in English at Rajnandgaon Dist. Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh).
Her Research articles are published in reputed National and International Journals. Her areas of interest are: Feminism, Women Writers, Psychoanalysis and American Literature.
She has to her credit completion of UGC sponsored MRP Titled: Identifying Learning Disabilities and their Overcomes: With Special Reference to English Language Learners and Teachers of Govt. Colleges of Rajnandgaon District (C.G.) as Principal Investigator.
Prof. Garcha has been a Member of Board of Studies of University and Autonomous Colleges.
She has presented papers in National and International Seminars/Conferences and Workshops and also organized the same.
She has 32 years of teaching experience in Higher Education and also visited various Institutions for Expert Lectures and Resource Person and chaired Technical Sessions during National Seminars.
Beside teaching and research, she has served in NCC as an Associate NCC Officer for 19 Years with A Grade during both Pre-Commission and Refresher-Cum Promotion Courses at WOTS Gwalior.
She is also an active member of Organizations like AINET, ELT@I and INTACH.
Email Id: garchaharpreetkaur@gmail.com
कमला काॅलेज के अंग्रेजी विभाग द्वारा शैक्षणिक भ्रमण - जिला पुरातत्व संग्रहालय
राजनांदगांव: शासकीय कमलादेवी राठी स्नातकोत्तर महिला महाविद्यालय, राजनांदगांव में अंग्रेजी विभाग द्वारा स्नातक प्रथम वर्ष की छात्राओं को शैक्षणिक भ्रमण पर जिला ग्रंथालय ले जाया गया । प्रथम वर्ष की छात्राओं के पाठ्क्रम में 6 अध्याय कारनीय कला- संस्कृति पर आधारित हैं । अतः पठन-पाठन, अध्ययन को रूचिकर बानाने के लिए एवं छात्राओं को छ.ग. राज्य और भारतीय कला-संस्कृति से जोड़ने के लिए अंग्रेजी विभाग द्वारा प्रयास किया गया ।
इस भ्रमण के दौरान अंग्रेजी विभागाध्यक्ष डाॅ.हरप्रीत कौर गरचा सहा.प्राध्यापक, सुश्री सृष्टि शर्मा एवं स्नातक प्रथम वर्ष की सभी संकाय की छात्राएं उपस्थित रही ।
कमला काॅलेज में अंग्रेजी विभाग द्वारा तीन दिवसीय पी.एस.सी. कोचिंग
राजनांदगांव: शासकीय कमलादेवी राठी स्नातकोत्तर महिला महाविद्यालय, राजनांदगांव में अंग्रेजी विभाग द्वारा तीन दिवसीय अंग्रेजी भाषा पर विशेष कोचिंग की गई। शहर के प्रतिष्ठित तथागत ट्यूटोरियल की अंग्रेजी विशेषज्ञ सुश्री नुसरत ख्वाजा जी ने अंग्रेजी भाषा की बारिकियों एवं प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं में आने वाले अंग्रेजी के महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्नों को सरलता से छात्राओं को समझाया एवं प्रश्नों को हल करने की टिप्स की जानकारियां भी दी । व्याकरण के साथ-साथ छात्राओं को अंग्रेजी भाषा को बोलने और उच्चारण की जानकारी दी । कार्यक्रम का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्राओं को अंग्रेजी भाषा के भय को दूर करना एवं उनके आत्मविश्वास को बढ़ना हैं एवं विभिन्न परीक्षाओं में सफलता प्राप्त करना ।
कार्यक्रम महाविद्यालय की प्राचार्य डाॅ.(श्रीमती) सुमन सिंह बघेल जी के आर्शीवचन एवं अंग्रेजी विभागाध्यक्ष डाॅ.हरप्रीत कौर गरचा के सानिध्य में हुआ । कार्यक्रम का संचालन सहायक प्राध्यापिका सुश्री सृष्टि शर्मा में किया और कहा कि छात्राओं को अपना लक्ष्य निर्धारित कर दैनिक दिनचर्या में अंग्रेजी भाषा को अनिवार्यतः शामिल करने हेतु प्रेरित किया एवं साथ ही निरंतर अंग्रेजी भाषा का अभ्यास करते रहने से इसका प्रतिफल उन्हे विभिन्न प्रतियोगिताओं में उन्हे होने वाली कठिनाईयों का सामना नहीं करना पड़ेगा।
महाविद्यालय की समस्त स्नातक संकाय की छात्राओं ने बड़ी संख्या में भाग लिया एवं लाभान्वित हुई, और कहा कि इस तरह के कार्यक्रम से महाविद्यालय में होते रहने से अंग्रेजी सीखने की ललक बढ़ेगी ।
कमला काॅलेज में अंग्रेजी विभाग द्वारा अतिथि व्याख्यान
राजनांदगांव: शासकीय कमलादेवी राठी स्नातकोत्तर महिला महाविद्यालय, राजनांदगांव में प्राचार्य डाॅ.सुमन सिंह बघेल के कुशल निर्देशन में अंग्रेजी विभाग द्वारा अतिथि व्याख्यान का आयोजन किया गया हैं । शासकीय दिग्विजय महाविद्यालय की सहायक प्राध्यापक डाॅ.अनिता साहा द्वारा किया गया । व्याकरण के सिद्धांत एवं परीक्षा में सरल-सहज तरीके से व्याकरण को काल एवं वाइस विषय में कठिनाई होती हैं जिसे बेहद सरल एवं गतिविधि के माध्यम से मैडम द्वारा बताया गया । कार्यक्रम में अंग्रेजी विभागाध्यक्ष डाॅ.हरप्रीत कौर गरचा सहा.प्राध्यापक, सुश्री सृष्टि शर्मा एवं महाविद्यालय की समस्त संकाय की छात्राएं उपस्थित रही । कार्यक्रम का संचालन सुश्री सृष्टि शर्मा द्वारा किया गया ।
